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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1997

Page

8

Fountain grasses brighten landscapes with color and form

Fountain grasses add color and texture to landscapes with varieties such as Pennisetum alopecuroides and purple fountain grass. They thrive in full sun, reach about 4.5 feet with plumy flowers 12 to 18 inches higher, bloom from July into fall, and require low moderate water. Deadheading in fall helps prevent unwanted seeding. replanting may be needed yearly in Zone 8.

Popular Gardening course offered by Clemson Extension in Aiken County

Clemson Extension Service will offer a 12 hour Popular Gardening course for Aiken County residents starting Monday evening at Riverview Park North Augusta. Topics include house plants vegetables landscaping ornamentals trees and pest control with a $65 fee covering materials.

Clemson Extension Service Aiken County Riverview Park North Augusta

Misread Almanac Triggers Pumpkin Boom for Aiken Gardener

Hollie Gartman planted pumpkins in mid April after a last year misread almanac. Rainy spring and early July blooming created an oversized crop she plans to sell at the Aiken County Farmers Market on Richland Avenue, 4 to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday.

Hollie Gartman Carolina-Georgia

Seed Breeding Shapes Yearlong Crop Success in Gilroy

In Gilroy, Hungnong Seed America’s Yong Duk Lee explains seed breeding as a multi year, meticulous process to produce consistent crop varieties. Breeders cross female flower pods, test up to hundreds of seed combinations, and use bees to pollinate, aiming for disease resistance and traits like broccoli head size and cabbage leaf holding ability.

Gilroy Calif Yong Duk Lee Hungnong Seed America Inc Lee Gilroy, Calif Hungnong Tr. Tribolet Tribolet

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